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"counted down" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to count backwards in a declining sequence. Example: "As the clock counted down the final seconds, the runners prepared to start the race."
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Annetta counted down from three.
Mrs. Cabey counted down his remaining sentence.
Then he counted down from 10, until midnight.
He counted down — 3, 2, 1 — and blew his whistle.
Instead the few employees left counted down the final seconds.
On the Nuremberg night of Oct. 15, the condemned counted down their last hours.
"I know what it's like to be counted down and counted out.
The ringleader counted down – three, two, one – and then the white men squeezed their triggers.
In the dim video glow an assistant director counted down during a shot.
As the ship bore down on it, Doug dramatically counted down from five.
Anything that is counted down in one-minute increments (racing; train travel) makes you feel excited.
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